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Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo to Participate in National Mayors Institute on Pedestrian Safety

Mayor Dominick Pangallo of Salem, has been selected to join the Mayors Institute on Pedestrian Safety. The Mayors Innovation Project, in partnership with AARP Livable Communities and Smart Growth America, selected 10 mayors to join this year’s cohort based on their demonstrated vision and dedication to pedestrian safety.

McMorrin Selected by National Mayor’s Institute on Pedestrian Safety

The Mayors Innovation Project is announcing a new cohort of local leaders for the second annual Mayors Institute on Pedestrian Safety, and Culver City’s own Yasmine Imani McMorrin has been selected to participate in the project. McMorrin offered “I am honored to be selected as a participant in the second cohort of the Mayors Institute …

Kansas City Leaders Say Something Has to Change Following Rash of Pedestrian Crashes

Kansas City now joins nine other cities in the ‘Mayor Institute for Pedestrian Safety.’ For the next six months, Lucas will work with national experts to identify solutions to pedestrian safety challenges.

Press Release: Mayors Institute on Pedestrian Safety 2024 Cohort Announced

Today, the Mayors Innovation Project announced their selections for the 2024 cohort of the Mayors Institute on Pedestrian Safety. The program is a collaboration between the Mayors Innovation Project, AARP, and Smart Growth America.

Good Ideas for Cities: Wage Theft

By Pablo Aquiles-Sanchez and Katya Spear Across the country, workers in many industries face wage theft in one form or another. According to a recent report by the Economic Policy Institute, companies paying their employees less than the minimum wage – which is only one form of wage theft – takes away $15 billion from …

Carlisle Borough: New Community Garden

Located at Grandview Court near the intersection of K and West Streets, this project was made possible by a $10,000 grant issued to the Borough of Carlisle from Healthy Babies Bright Futures and the Mayors Innovation Project. Read the full article at: https://www.carlislepa.org/news_detail_T29_R573.php

Winter 2024 Meeting Recap: Innovation Showcase

Check out the highlights from our Winter 2024 Meeting Innovation Showcase!

Who Runs the World? Women Mayors.

In January 2020, the Women Mayors Network was launched as a part of the Mayors Innovation Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The network is an impressive sisterhood that provides a safe space for women mayors where they can speak candidly, learn from each other and gain the skills necessary to succeed—especially for women in leadership roles.

Grant award to help brighten future for Meadville youths

Kinder initiated local interest in the grant after learning of it at the Mayors Innovation Project summer meeting in Scranton, where she was a panelist for a discussion of rental housing and tenant protections. After meeting Kyra Naumoff Shields, director of the grant program, there, Kinder worked with Roberson when she returned to Meadville to pursue the grant.

Barbara Lee Family Foundation shares support for the Women Mayors Network as the Foundation announces its decision to wind down in 2024

The Mayors Innovation Project is thrilled and humbled to announce generous support from the Barbara Lee Family Foundation to support and advance its work to lift up the leadership of women mayors.